The Register reports that the House of Lords debated the ban on carrying liquids onto planes, and thereby demonstrated that British politicians are as stupid and scaremongering as their US counterparts.
At times, the debate seemed to verge on the whimsical.
“We should not complain too loudly,” said the Baron. “I always celebrate the fact that there is effective security at airports… A friend of mine had two jars of Marmite confiscated, which I thought was a bit tough at the time, but these are the things that we have to put up with.”
The only possible reading of this is that, now that the Baron has been briefed in by security experts, he no longer considers the Marmite seizure unjustified. The implications of this are literally breathtaking.
Yes, that’s right: the government have warning of a fiendish terrorist plot to destroy airliners using EXPLODING MARMITE. (Aiee!)
Where’s Neddy Seagoon when you need him for the voice-over?
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The last time I took an internal UK flight, a long-spent tube of mascara in my bag – which had passed unscathed through the outbound flight search – was confiscated, after I refused to spend a pound on a see-through plastic bag to put it in.
I assume that, in the intervening week, the M weapon was developed – a new explosive that icombines Marmite with Mascara to devastating effect.
How lucky for us all that this deadly new weapon can be foiled by a simple resealable plastic bag.
Your mention of Neddy Seagoon sent me to Wikipedia. Yeah, I know .. stupid Yank.
[...] has indeed become an excuse for any number of ludicrous minor annoyances, like getting Marmite confiscated on a plane, as well as major intrusions on civil liberty. Actually examining the detail [...]
Gene Bob: The difference between ignorance and stupidity is that the former can be cured.